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Variety: Studios, Exhibitors Consider Revolutionary Plan for Day-and-Date Movies at Home (EXCLUSIVE)
Posted by: notfabio on Mar 10, 07:34
Variety: Studios, Exhibitors Consider Revolutionary Plan for Day-and-Date Movies at Home (EXCLUSIVE)
notfabio
Mar 10, 07:34
My thoughts, this could work, as long as they get WB or Disney to go along. If they got the set-top box down to $99 even better
notfabio
Mar 10, 07:38
I'd have to hope that the set-top box will have other functionality besides just the premium VOD.
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notfabio
Mar 10, 07:40
They'd be wise to do a setup like AppleTV has done. I use that non-stop.
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lobogotti
Mar 10, 08:21
$50 a view is pretty steep but I guess the price would have to be. Perhaps a family of 4 would spend that much at the theater..
RollingThunder
Mar 10, 07:52
I would pay this for convenience in several different scenarios.
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lobogotti
Mar 10, 08:15
All it takes is one pirate to download it through this box.
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RamsFan2004
Mar 10, 09:55
more like young people. groups of friends (5-10) all chip in $5 or $10 to watch new releases on opening weekend at the apartment with the
slipping jimmy
Mar 10, 12:32
more like young people. groups of friends (5-10) all chip in $5 or $10 to watch new releases on opening weekend at the apartment with the
slipping jimmy
Mar 10, 12:32
Interesting but the way they split the fee seems off
MattW
Mar 10, 07:58
I think the execs are right to avoid this like the plague
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RamsFan2004
Mar 10, 08:29